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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 18, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on September 18, 1951 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 18, 1951 |
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Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 18, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Poholsky |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 22,054 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Scotty Robb 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Artie Gore |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
Andy Pafko | Left Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
Rube Walker | Catcher |
Ralph Branca | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Solly Hemus | Shortstop |
Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
Stan Musial | First Baseman |
Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
Hal Rice | Left Fielder |
Vern Benson | Third Baseman |
Harry Walker | Center Fielder |
Del Rice | Catcher |
Tom Poholsky | Pitcher |
Marty Marion | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 18, 1951
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Poholsky
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Poholsky
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Poholsky
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Branca
Hemus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Branca
Schoendienst hits a line drive to left field. Pafko throws towards third. Cox fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cox. Hemus moves to third. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Musial vs. Branca
Musial hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Slaughter vs. Branca
Slaughter is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Branca
Rice is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Benson vs. Branca
Benson hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Poholsky
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Poholsky
Robinson is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Poholsky
Pafko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Poholsky
Hodges hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Poholsky
Cox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Poholsky
Walker is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Branca
Walker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pafko. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Branca
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poholsky vs. Branca
Poholsky bunts in front of the plate. Walker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Branca
Hemus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Hemus reaches second base with a double. Poholsky goes all the way around to score. Hemus moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schoendienst vs. Branca
Schoendienst hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Branca
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Poholsky
Branca is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Poholsky
Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Poholsky
Reese hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst catches it and throws to first to double up Furillo. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Branca
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Branca
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benson vs. Branca
Benson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Branca
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Poholsky
Snider hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Poholsky
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Poholsky
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Benson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Branca
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poholsky vs. Branca
Poholsky hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Branca
Hemus strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Poholsky
Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Poholsky
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Poholsky
Walker hits a line drive into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Branca vs. Poholsky
Branca is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Branca
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Branca
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Branca covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Branca
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Branca
Rice is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Poholsky
Furillo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Furillo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Poholsky
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Furillo scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Poholsky
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Poholsky
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benson vs. Branca
Benson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Branca
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Branca
Rice bunts towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Poholsky vs. Branca
Poholsky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hemus vs. Branca
Hemus hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Branca
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Schoendienst reaches second base with a double. Walker scores. Poholsky moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Musial vs. Branca
Musial is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Slaughter vs. Branca
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Poholsky scores. Schoendienst scores. Musial moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Diering vs. Schmitz
Johnny Schmitz now pitching. Chuck Diering pinch hits for Hal Rice.
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Diering vs. Schmitz
Diering strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Poholsky
Chuck Diering now playing center field. Harry Walker now playing left field.
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Benson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Poholsky
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Benson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Poholsky
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Poholsky
Walker is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benson vs. Schmitz
Benson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Schmitz
There's a wild pitch. Benson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Schmitz
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Schmitz
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and has Benson trapped. There's the throw to Cox who throws to Reese, who tags Benson for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poholsky vs. Schmitz
Poholsky hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Poholsky
Cal Abrams pinch hits for Johnny Schmitz.
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Poholsky
Furillo strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Poholsky
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Haugstad
Phil Haugstad now pitching.
Hemus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Haugstad
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Haugstad
Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Poholsky
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Poholsky
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Poholsky
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/18/1951 -- Brooklyn at St.Louis (N) Brooklyn AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Furillo C, rf 4 1 2 0 Hemus S, ss 5 0 2 1 Reese P, ss 4 0 1 1 Schoendienst R, 2b 5 1 2 1 Snider D, cf 4 0 0 0 Musial S, 1b 4 1 0 0 Robinson J, 2b 4 0 2 0 Slaughter E, rf 3 0 2 2 Pafko A, lf 3 0 0 0 Rice H, lf 3 0 1 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 0 1 0 Diering C, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Cox B, 3b 3 0 2 0 Benson V, 3b 3 1 1 1 Walker R, c 3 0 0 0 Walker H, cf-lf 3 2 1 0 Branca R, p 2 0 0 0 Rice D, c 3 0 1 1 Schmitz J, p 0 0 0 0 Poholsky T, p 4 2 0 0 Abrams C, ph 1 0 0 0 Haugstad P, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 1 8 1 34 7 10 6 Brooklyn 000 001 000 -- 1 St.Louis 020 005 00x -- 7 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Branca R (L) 5.2 10 7 3 3 4 Schmitz J 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 Haugstad P 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Poholsky T (W) 9.0 8 1 1 1 5 E -- Cox B, Reese P DP -- St.Louis 3 LOB -- Brooklyn 4, St.Louis 8 2B -- Walker H, Hemus S, Furillo C, Schoendienst R HR -- Benson V SB -- Slaughter E, Musial S CS -- Robinson J SH -- Rice D WP -- Schmitz J T -- 2:11 A -- 22054
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